Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new technique to identify the initiation sites of a destructive process called pitting corrosion, which occurs when aluminum (Al) alloys are exposed ...

Engineers have identified a fundamental deformation mechanism that can be leveraged to greatly enhance the fatigue properties of metals, opening the door to a new strategy for designing ...

Novel identified mechanisms of dynamic plastic delocalization in metal enabled by competing deformation mechanisms to significantly enhanced fatigue performance of metallic materials. Metal alloys ...

A materials research team consisting of NIMS and Nagoya University has designed a novel two-step thermal aging schedule (i.e., non-isothermal aging or unconventional heat treatment) capable of ...

There was a time when aluminum was more expensive than gold. In fact, Napoleon III famously reserved aluminum cutlery for honored guests, while gold utensils were left for others. The metal’s scarcity ...

New research shows small additions of nickel and yttrium can dramatically improve the performance of aluminum brazing fillers. This could be a route to stronger joints at lower processing temperatures ...